Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Grove

Joseph A. Grove has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11966567
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a personalized lobby interface based on contest attributes and user attributes for one or more users of a contest management system. The contest management system can generate, execute and maintain a plurality of contests, such as but not limited to, fantasy sports contests. Further, the contest management system can maintain a plurality of user profiles with each of the user profiles associated with at least one user. To provide content and/or recommendations to one or user profiles, the contest management system can create one or more personalized lobbies for each of the user profiles. The personalized lobbies can display one or more contests selected by the contest management system that a user associated with the respective user profile may be interested in based in part on their respective profile attributes and/or contest history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: DK Crown Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Lo, Brandon Joseph Ward, Brendan Thompson Grove, Jordan Mendell, Travis Dunn
  • Publication number: 20230349198
    Abstract: A panel lock assembly securely attaches an object to a perforated wall board panel. The panel lock assembly comprises a pin that hooks through an opening in the panel, a brace that fits over the pin next to the panel, and a lock that fits through an opening in the pin. The lock prevents removal of the brace from the pin, which prevents removal of the pin from the panel. Objects can be secured by the lock to secure the object to the pin and therefore to the panel. In this manner, theft of objects secured to the panel can be deterred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Richard Joseph Grove
  • Publication number: 20230291708
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and products for identifying IP mass hosts and determining whether they are good or bad. One embodiment is a method including selecting a first candidate IP address, identifying a set of domains hosted at the IP address, and identifying registrants of the domains. A number of unique ones of the registrants is determined and if the number of unique registrants exceeds a threshold number, the candidate IP address is deemed an IP mass host. Otherwise, the candidate IP address is deemed not to be an IP mass host. For an IP mass host, domains that have bad reputations are identified, and it is determined whether the bad domains comprise at least a threshold percentage of the total hosted domains. If the IP mass host has at least the threshold percentage of bad domains, the IP mass host is deemed a bad mass host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Woodberg, Doyle Joseph Groves
  • Patent number: 11689500
    Abstract: Systems, methods and products for identifying IP mass hosts and determining whether they are good or bad. One embodiment is a method including selecting a first candidate IP address, identifying a set of domains hosted at the IP address, and identifying registrants of the domains. A number of unique ones of the registrants is determined and if the number of unique registrants exceeds a threshold number, the candidate IP address is deemed an IP mass host. Otherwise, the candidate IP address is deemed not to be an IP mass host. For an IP mass host, domains that have bad reputations are identified, and it is determined whether the bad domains comprise at least a threshold percentage of the total hosted domains. If the IP mass host has at least the threshold percentage of bad domains, the IP mass host is deemed a bad mass host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Proofpoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Woodberg, Doyle Joseph Groves
  • Publication number: 20230165389
    Abstract: A three-dimensional perforated-panel wall mounting system comprises multiple perforated panels mounted in a three-dimensional configuration, which increases the panel storage area for a corresponding two-dimensional mounting surface area. For example, perforated panels are attached to two sides of a triangular-shaped mounting bracket. When the third side of the mounting bracket is attached to a wall or other mounting surface, the system provides twice the perforated panel area compared to a surface area of the wall covered by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Richard Joseph Grove
  • Publication number: 20220239634
    Abstract: Systems, methods and products for determining the trustworthiness of anonymous sensors, including a sensor health check, a data ballpark check, a reputation comparison, and optional “last resort” procedures. The sensor health check examines sensor operating parameters to see if they fall within an envelope of expected values. If not, the sensor is unhealthy and is not trusted. The data ballpark check determines whether the sensor's traffic data falls within a predefined envelope of values. If the sensor is healthy and the traffic is within expected ranges, the sensor is trusted. If the traffic data is outside expected ranges, the reputation comparison, determines whether IP addresses, domains or other IOCs in the traffic data are found in the reputation list which may corroborate the traffic as trustworthy because it represents malicious or not-in-the-wild traffic. “Last resort” procedures may include applying safelists/blocklists, signature controls etc. to verify sensor/data trustworthiness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Woodberg, Doyle Joseph Groves
  • Publication number: 20220239625
    Abstract: Systems, methods and products for identifying IP mass hosts and determining whether they are good or bad. One embodiment is a method including selecting a first candidate IP address, identifying a set of domains hosted at the IP address, and identifying registrants of the domains. A number of unique ones of the registrants is determined and if the number of unique registrants exceeds a threshold number, the candidate IP address is deemed an IP mass host. Otherwise, the candidate IP address is deemed not to be an IP mass host. For an IP mass host, domains that have bad reputations are identified, and it is determined whether the bad domains comprise at least a threshold percentage of the total hosted domains. If the IP mass host has at least the threshold percentage of bad domains, the IP mass host is deemed a bad mass host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley Scott Woodberg, Doyle Joseph Groves
  • Patent number: 10595976
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a enamel regeneration system to the surfaces of teeth the delivery system comprising a delivery device and a separate activator composition, the delivery device comprising; a strip of an orally acceptable flexible material, having a strip surface capable of being applied to a tooth surface, the strip having components of an enamel regeneration system deposited upon the strip surface thereof, and/or impregnated into its structure and the activator system comprising water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CONOPCO INC.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Groves, Adam John Limer, William John Wilson
  • Publication number: 20180140520
    Abstract: An oral care kit comprising: i) an application device ii) first non-aqueous composition comprising a whitening component and a water insoluble and/or slightly soluble calcium source; and (iii) a second composition comprising a phosphate source in which the second composition is stored separately from the first composition prior to usage of the product; and in which the first and second compositions are adapted to be applied sequentially to the application device, the device then being placed on the surface 15 of the teeth for sustained contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Brian Joseph GROVES, Adam John LIMER, Carole Jane PHILPOTTS, William John WILSON
  • Publication number: 20180125626
    Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a enamel regeneration system to the surfaces of teeth the delivery system comprising a delivery device and a separate activator composition, the delivery device comprising; a strip of an orally acceptable flexible material, having a strip surface capable of being applied to a tooth surface, the strip having components of an enamel regeneration system deposited upon the strip surface thereof, and/or impregnated into its structure and the activator system comprising water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Brian Joseph GROVES, Adam John LIMER, William John WILSON
  • Publication number: 20180125625
    Abstract: A delivery device for delivering a enamel regeneration system to the surfaces of teeth, the 5 delivery device comprising; a strip of an orally acceptable flexible material, having a strip surface capable of being applied to a tooth surface, the strip having the enamel regeneration system deposited upon the strip surface thereof, and/or impregnated into its structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Brian Joseph GROVES, Adam John LIMER, William John WILSON
  • Patent number: 9877911
    Abstract: The invention provides a non-aqueous oral care composition with a liquid continuous phase comprising a thickening agent, a humectant, and one or more liquid polyethylene glycols having a melting point below 25° C., in which the liquid continuous phase is structured with crystals of one or more solid polyethylene glycols having a melting point of 25° C. or above. The rheological behavior of the composition of the invention corresponds well with the characteristic rheological behavior of typical aqueous dentifrice formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Groves, Philip Christopher Waterfield
  • Publication number: 20160008255
    Abstract: The invention provides a non-aqueous oral care composition suitable for cleaning the surfaces of the oral cavity, the composition comprising: (a) from 20 to 90 wt % (by weight by based on the total weight of the composition) of one or more organic polyols having 3 or more hydroxyl groups in the molecule; (b) from 3 to 75 wt % (by weight based on the total weight of the oral care composition) of one or more particulate abrasive cleaning agents; (c) from 0.2 to 5 wt % (by weight based on the total weight of the oral care composition) of one or more surfactants, and (d) from 0.01 to 5 wt % (by weight based on the total weight of the oral care composition) of xanthan gum. The composition is easy to manufacture without the need for careful temperature control. It is also un expectedly stable and cost-effective, with suitable viscosity characteristics despite its non-aqueous nature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
    Inventors: Anne-Laure Sophie FERRY, Brian Joseph GROVES
  • Patent number: 8545666
    Abstract: A labeling apparatus for applying wrap labels includes a first conveyor section and a second conveyor section aligned with the first conveyor section thereby defining a conveying surface along which a package is conveyed in a conveying direction. The first conveyor section is spaced from the second conveyor section in the conveying direction thereby defining a gap between the first conveyor section and the second conveyor section. A label conveyor is located at least partially below the conveying surface having a vertical orientation to deliver a wrap label upwardly through the gap between the first and second conveyor sections. A wiper assembly is located above and spaced vertically from the conveyor surface to define a space between the wiper assembly and the conveying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Ossid LLC
    Inventor: Joseph A. Grove
  • Publication number: 20130095045
    Abstract: The invention provides a non-aqueous oral care composition with a liquid continuous phase comprising a thickening agent, a humectant, and one or more liquid polyethylene glycols having a melting point below 25° C., in which the liquid continuous phase is structured with crystals of one or more solid polyethylene glycols having a melting point of 25° C. or above. The rheological behaviour of the composition of the invention corresponds well with the characteristic rheological behaviour of typical aqueous dentifrice formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Groves, Philip Christopher Waterfield
  • Patent number: 7731630
    Abstract: A calibration system for calibrating a transmission adjusts a clutch fill pulse width and hold level current for an oncoming clutch via calibration shifts during operation of the associated machine, thus establishing the desired shift timing and duration. The pulse width is calibrated based on torque transfer characteristics of the clutch during a test shift, and the hold level current is calibrated based on the shift duration of a further test shift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. League, Joseph A. Grove, Todd R. Kabrich
  • Publication number: 20090297570
    Abstract: An oral care composition comprising from 0.01 to 50% by weight of the composition of a capsule, the capsule comprising a core and a coating for the core, the coating comprising a wax having a melting point of at least 70 degrees C., an oil and an opacifier and the core comprising an oil, a pigment and a shear-thinning structurant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Brian Joseph Groves
  • Patent number: 7531758
    Abstract: An apparatus for weighing and labeling of a product in a high speed processing environment includes an entry conveyor having an entry end and an exit end. A weighing conveyor has an entry end for receiving the product from the exit end of the entry conveyor and an exit end from which the product is delivered from the weighing conveyor. The weighing conveyor is operatively mounted to a weighing device to produce product weight information for the product being transported on the weighing conveyor. The weighing conveyor includes a first conveyor member extending from the entry end to the exit end of the weighing conveyor and a second conveyor member extending from the entry end to the exit end of the weighing conveyor. The first and second conveyor members operate cooperatively to convey the product from the entry end toward the exit end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Ossid LLC
    Inventor: Joseph A. Grove
  • Publication number: 20090056872
    Abstract: A labeling apparatus for applying wrap labels includes a first conveyor section and a second conveyor section aligned with the first conveyor section thereby defining a conveying surface along which a package is conveyed in a conveying direction. The first conveyor section is spaced from the second conveyor section in the conveying direction thereby defining a gap between the first conveyor section and the second conveyor section. A label conveyor is located at least partially below the conveying surface having a vertical orientation to deliver a wrap label upwardly through the gap between the first and second conveyor sections. A wiper assembly is located above and spaced vertically from the conveyor surface to define a space between the wiper assembly and the conveying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph A. Grove
  • Publication number: 20080283306
    Abstract: An apparatus for weighing and labeling of a product in a high speed processing environment includes an entry conveyor having an entry end and an exit end. A weighing conveyor has an entry end for receiving the product from the exit end of the entry conveyor and an exit end from which the product is delivered from the weighing conveyor. The weighing conveyor is operatively mounted to a weighing device to produce product weight information for the product being transported on the weighing conveyor. The weighing conveyor includes a first conveyor member extending from the entry end to the exit end of the weighing conveyor and a second conveyor member extending from the entry end to the exit end of the weighing conveyor. The first and second conveyor members operate cooperatively to convey the product from the entry end toward the exit end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph A. Grove